Job Summary Is responsible for maintaining accurate accounting systems, including but not limited to: Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Reporting, and Audit Preparation. Coordinate, analyze and report the corporate accounting departments' performance and use with internal management and external parties. Oversee audit and tax functions, coordinate activities with outside audit firms and review firm's performance. Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies and procedures. Essential Functions The Finance Director will ultimately be evaluated on a combination of skills, dispositions and behaviors, some of which are related to the specific service area of this position and others that represent general expectations of all our agency employees. The Finance Director's responsibilities chiefly fall within the following essential functions, although s/he may perform other tasks and/or duties as assigned. The Finance Director will demonstrate competency to perform essential functions that include: 1. Plans, develops, and oversees implementation of Finance/Accounting department objectives and goals. 2. Exercises supervision over assigned staff; gives input in hiring, suspending, recalling, and discharging employees; carries out performance evaluations per personnel policies. 3. Organizes and assists in the preparation of agency-wide departmental budgets. 4. Oversees project management on Fund Accounting software and assists with payroll software. 5. Makes recommendations and implements accounting policies and procedures. 6. Reconciles agency-wide funds; closes monthly financial reports. 7. Responsible for ensuring fixed assets are recorded correctly. 8. Responsible for month-end journal entries. 9. Monitors expenditures; maintains computerized G/L accounts and financial formats. 10.Monitors and maintains accurate accounting and payroll records. 11.Maintains control of accounting activities and ensures financial integrity. 12.Assists with planning for future programs and develops strategies for implementation. 13.Evaluates services and reports federal compliance to CEO. 14.Reports internal financial information to appropriate personnel. 15.Stays current on rules and regulations regarding proper use of State and Federal Grant funds for Head Start. 16.Maintains confidentiality of all financial, personnel, and agency information. 17.Proficient in utilizing various virtual platforms to facilitate seamless communication and collaboration. Minimum Requirements 1. Certified Public Accountant or a BA degree in Accounting, Business, Fiscal Management, or related field. All education must be from an accredited institution. 2. Five years' experience of analyzing accounts for a multi-funded Agency, computerized accounting systems, fund accounting preferred. 3. Three years' experience with Excel, reporting software, and database systems. 4. Strong computer skills, word processing, spreadsheets, email, and internet. 5. Arizona's driver's license, proof of insurance, fingerprint card, and Social Security card, and provide a vehicle for program business. 6. A Health Questionnaire is required at hire and will be updated every 3 years. 7. Meet all agencies, state and federally required immunizations or have an approved exemption on file. 8. Employee must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge:

1. Knowledge of accounting principles, practices, account analysis methods, and financial recordkeeping practices. 2. Knowledge of computer hardware, data verification and data entry techniques, proper coding of documents, PGCCS and departmental policies and procedures, and office practices.

Skills:

3. Skilled in operating automated accounting systems and general office equipment, performing data entry, and verifying and validating the work of other staff. 4. Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills, particularly mathematical, bookkeeping, and regulatory requirements.

Abilities:

5. Ability to prioritize and manage workload and deadlines with sustained concentration, attention to detail, and accuracy. 6. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public. 7. Ability to follow oral and written instructions and communicate effectively. 8. Ability to demonstrate/capable understanding of the DCS reporting system, signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Physical Requirements Able to perform the following physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation: critical sensory requirements include general vision; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Hear or listen in the normal range (corrected) and speak and give directions clearly. Able to walk, sit, stand, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 40 lbs., run 50 feet, and demonstrate exercises - jumping jacks, leg lifts, etc Working Conditions Able to perform the following physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation: critical sensory requirements include general vision, specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Hear or listen in the normal range (corrected) and speak and give directions clearly. Able to walk, sit, stand, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects up to 10 lbs., and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.